Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Washington Capitals 5: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 to Washington Capitals 5, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLWednesday, October 7, 2026
DateOct 7, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVTNT
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-2-0Record2-1-0
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
2-8Road record / home record7-4
LWLLLLast 5WLLWW
L1StreakW1
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveVille Koivunen RW · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 13:03 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 19:07 | 4:27 | 0:00 | 14:40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:11 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 7:47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:36 | 3:48 | 2:30 | 13:18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 | 0:25 | 0:21 | 13:22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 13:02 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 12:04 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:53 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 8:18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:22 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 12:06 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 19:22 | 3:43 | 1:51 | 13:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:32 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 7:56 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:09 | 2:42 | 2:22 | 14:05 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 3:42 | 14:22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:00 | 0:08 | 3:30 | 15:22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:44 | 4:42 | 1:43 | 18:19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:23 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 14:29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:16 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 15:58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:24 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 13:44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .815 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 56:04 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10:46 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 9:56 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:41 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 13:41 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boone Jenner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 14:59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 11:58 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 8:47 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:05 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 8:54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 13:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Protas | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 11:44 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 14:20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 | 4:05 | 0:03 | 9:23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:35 | 3:25 | 2:03 | 13:07 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19:49 | 3:36 | 3:06 | 13:07 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:22 | 4:39 | 1:35 | 19:08 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:03 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 16:36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:56 | 0:09 | 4:29 | 19:18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:29 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 15:32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:01 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
WSH leads series 1-0
Apr 4, 2027PIT 0, WSH 0
Mar 13, 2027WSH 0, PIT 0
Jan 18, 2027WSH 0, PIT 0
Oct 7, 2026PIT 3, WSH 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 5-3, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals?
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Washington Capitals 5.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Tommy Novak (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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